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Finally after all this time I've got the car on the Dyno and had it tuned ! Massively happy how it's performed (and didn't explode) can't wait to take it for a drive decent figures should make for a fun little toy Power was measured at the hubs so no flywheel figures I'm afraid

Also excited for my new harnesses

Decided to fully rebuild the external wastegate before mapping to ensure no faults or leaks

Managed to get back to working on the Micra today and I'm happy to of made some more progress, the new intercooler now fits snug and all pipe work is mocked up. P.s. excuse the mismatch bumper !

Had some time spare today and got round to fitting even larger injectors the red ones I had were about 220cc and after talks with my tuner I decided to go even bigger

I undertook using some old projectors I had lying around in my unit and converted the second facelift lights to xenon very happy with the new look. Before and after ^ And all done

Starting to get somewhere now with the piping turns out the mishimoto was a big too large for what I wanted to do with the intercooler hoses so I purchased a shorter one which fits much nicer. Also my hydro handbrake is now plumbed in and working !

Ha thank you it's not to everyone's taste that's for sure but wasn't ment to be

I have now fitted the flywheel I used a diesel flywheel locking tool to stop the flywheel spinning while I worked, these tools don't line up properly how ever using a wheel bolt to space it out from the block used a gearbox mounting hole and bolt with great success. The helix clutch was then...

A small amount of oil was weeping from this little cap I carefully removed it and replaces the copper sealing washer behind it applying a thin layer of sealant to ensure no leaks

So it's been sometime here is a little update my stunning lighter flywheel is on This was the waste metal that was successfully removed from the flywheel

I don't even have one hahahaha

Made progress pressing in the engine mounts today ready for when the clutch and box go back on They are way harder than stock by farrrr so they should stop most engine rocking. Imagen they will vibrate a fair bit ?

Another awesome milestone sitting this thing on its wheels and seeing it in dayligt for the first time in 2 years I know it's

So I took a leaf out of Paul Li's book and decided I would make something out of nothing lol. walking around work I found a old shelf and took one look and thought I could make use of that ? after asking for permission to reclaim said shelf I now have a hydraulic handbrake mount pretty pleased...

Then comes the issue of cutting a hole in my bonnet for my screamer pipe . As to make the whole I put copper grease around the edge of my screamer then lowered the bonnet until it touched leaving me with a guide as to where to cut I then drilled 4 small holes giving me a guide on the...

Made a start on the braking system again today and started to plumb in the bias valve I wasn't sure where I wanted to mount it. I wasn't to keen on using a nut and bolt as I didn't want it to look untidy I instead decided to use a tap to put a thread into the existing mounting holes and use my...

Time to make a start on the calipers for the rear disks they are in need of some prep work I wire brushed the loose brake dust off and scrubbed with brake cleaner and a firm bristle brush to remove any contamination Ready to start painting ?

Next on the agenda was to make a start on relocating the battery to the boot via the main kill switch in the dash I used a split charge style junction box at the front of the car making for a clean way to connect the old power cables I then used my new hydraulic crimper to connect the ring...